Challenge
This article explains the steps to perform a manual failback using reverse replication when a normal failback fails or is not possible because the replica was powered on outside of the Veeam console.
This process turns replication on its head and uses it as a tool to synchronize the replica's state back onto a production VM.
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Solution
Important Note
The following steps will document how to manually failback a replica when the normal failback operation fails or if the replica was manually powered on. These steps will replicate the current state of the replica onto an existing production VM. If there is no production VM to “failback” on to, you can skip the mapping steps (Part 1:Steps 2 & 6), and Veeam will create a VM in the destination specified within the manual failback replication job.
More Information
(Unplanned) Failover Guide
Planned Failover Guide
